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Whakamomori: Maori deliberate self-harm presentations to three Auckland public hospitals
Abstract
He Whakarapopoto
Ko te kaupapa o tēnei tuhinga whakapae he whakaatu i
te tatauranga Māori e āta whakamamae, e tūkino ana i ō
rātau tinana anō kātahi ka haere ngātahi atu kite hōhipera ki roto o Tāmaki Makaurau i roto i ngā marama tekau mā waru. Ka āta tirohia, tātaritia ngā raraunga kōrero o ngā Māori i whakaputa ki ngā wāhanga ohoere ki Tāmaki Makaurau, Rakipae Whenua, Waengatu (Middlemore) hōhipera i ngā wā e maukino ana i a rātau i a rātau i waenga i te marama o Hōngongoi te tuatahi 1999 ki te 31 o Hakihea te tau ruamano. Toru rau tekau ngā whakaaturanga, rua rau rima tekau mā rua tāngata. Iti nei ngā mea kei te noho ko tōna kotahi noa ( 10%), haurua o ēnei kāore he mahi (49%), nui atu ngā wāhine i whakaatu i a rātau i ngā tāne (61%), ā ko te taipakeke o waenga rua tekau mā whitu. I whakapā atu ki te ratonga hauora i te wāhanga Ohorere o ngā hōhipera (88%), mete whakaatu i te hunga i puta mo aua whakaaturanga (87%). Te kitenga whakamutunga o tēnei rangahau, he mahi tonu te whakamamae, tūkino te tinana ake me te
whakaputa o ēnei momo mahi tata ia rā tuarua ki ngā
wāhanga ohorere o ngā hōhipera o Tāmaki Makaurau
whānui. He mea tika, pono tonu mā ngā tohunga o ngā
kaupapa whakatū kaupapa hauora he whakaiti ake, kukuti, āwhina i ēnei tangata e haere atu nei ki ngā hōhipera, me te whakatū kaupapa ahurea, tikanga Māori hei aukati i ngā mahi mate whakamomori.
Abstract
This study describes the population of Māori who
deliberately self harmed and presented to public hospitals in the greater Auckland region during an 18 month period between July 1st 1999 and December 31st 2000. From these medical records a total of 31 0 presentations were identified representing 252 individuals. Few were living alone (10%), half were not in paid employment (49%), more women presented than men ( 61%) and the median age was 27 years. Contact with mental health services in the Emergency Department (88%) and post discharge plans were recorded for most of the presentations (87% ). From this data it was concluded that Māori self-harm is common with one presentation every other day to Emergency Departments in the greater Auckland region. Opportunities for health professionals to prevent some of
these presentations and to develop a culturally appropriate Māori suicide intervention are justified.
Ko te kaupapa o tēnei tuhinga whakapae he whakaatu i
te tatauranga Māori e āta whakamamae, e tūkino ana i ō
rātau tinana anō kātahi ka haere ngātahi atu kite hōhipera ki roto o Tāmaki Makaurau i roto i ngā marama tekau mā waru. Ka āta tirohia, tātaritia ngā raraunga kōrero o ngā Māori i whakaputa ki ngā wāhanga ohoere ki Tāmaki Makaurau, Rakipae Whenua, Waengatu (Middlemore) hōhipera i ngā wā e maukino ana i a rātau i a rātau i waenga i te marama o Hōngongoi te tuatahi 1999 ki te 31 o Hakihea te tau ruamano. Toru rau tekau ngā whakaaturanga, rua rau rima tekau mā rua tāngata. Iti nei ngā mea kei te noho ko tōna kotahi noa ( 10%), haurua o ēnei kāore he mahi (49%), nui atu ngā wāhine i whakaatu i a rātau i ngā tāne (61%), ā ko te taipakeke o waenga rua tekau mā whitu. I whakapā atu ki te ratonga hauora i te wāhanga Ohorere o ngā hōhipera (88%), mete whakaatu i te hunga i puta mo aua whakaaturanga (87%). Te kitenga whakamutunga o tēnei rangahau, he mahi tonu te whakamamae, tūkino te tinana ake me te
whakaputa o ēnei momo mahi tata ia rā tuarua ki ngā
wāhanga ohorere o ngā hōhipera o Tāmaki Makaurau
whānui. He mea tika, pono tonu mā ngā tohunga o ngā
kaupapa whakatū kaupapa hauora he whakaiti ake, kukuti, āwhina i ēnei tangata e haere atu nei ki ngā hōhipera, me te whakatū kaupapa ahurea, tikanga Māori hei aukati i ngā mahi mate whakamomori.
Abstract
This study describes the population of Māori who
deliberately self harmed and presented to public hospitals in the greater Auckland region during an 18 month period between July 1st 1999 and December 31st 2000. From these medical records a total of 31 0 presentations were identified representing 252 individuals. Few were living alone (10%), half were not in paid employment (49%), more women presented than men ( 61%) and the median age was 27 years. Contact with mental health services in the Emergency Department (88%) and post discharge plans were recorded for most of the presentations (87% ). From this data it was concluded that Māori self-harm is common with one presentation every other day to Emergency Departments in the greater Auckland region. Opportunities for health professionals to prevent some of
these presentations and to develop a culturally appropriate Māori suicide intervention are justified.
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